DWP

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DWP MFG/Pro Niek van ElckDWP
consultantniek_at_netsetup.nl
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Agenda

• Who is Netsetup
• What is DWP
• FarmFrites Potato
• DWP as a customization framework for MFG/Pro
• Demo
• Conclusions

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Netsetup

• Netsetup is totally devoted to the further
  development of DWP
• Complete and up-to-date documentation
• Local support in 10 countries
• More than 60.000 licenses sold in 3 continents
• Netsetup invested 20 man years
• Dedicated support and helpdesk
• No specific customer versions
• 100 upwards compatible since 2001

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A Few Customer Examples

• Volvo Cars
• TNT
• Dekamarkt
• Kalshoven Automation
• Assurant (Fortune 500)
• Xpower
• Securitas
• Citroën
• Rentokil Initial
• DIeteren
• Kaak Groep

• De Jong Intra Vakanties
• BGN (Selexyz)
• Farm Frites
• Eurosilo
• New Hampshire Housing authority
• VCD
• Davanti Group
• Rode Kruis
• Neosynergy
• Vos Logistics
• Etc

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What is DWP?

• The fastest and most scalable thin client
  framework on the market
• A full Windows interface over all types of
  networks
• Ultra Thin Client AND Ultra Thin Server
• Easy to learn highly productive
• Less client hardware related costs
• Guaranteed Performance
• A comprehensive development environment

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Thin Client Evolution
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DWP Architecture
Repository
ui.p
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Business Logic Structure
Repository
display.p
Any UI
Application data
update.p
Application data
DLO
Appserver boundary
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DWP SOA Architecture
Repository
WebClient
display.p
.NET Client
Application data
update.p
Application data
Ajax Client
Sonic ESB
DLO
Web Service
XML
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OE Reference Architecture
Users
WebClient
.NET
Ajax
Sonic ESB
DWP BL Objects
Open AppServer
Web Service
XML
Managed Data Stores
Progress RDBMS OE DataServer
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FarmFrites Potato
ERP
DATA
People
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FarmFrites Potato

• Class A Potato Supply management is fully
  integrated in logistic model in One4All design.
• Potato sourcing management is key to meet
  FarmFrites strategic objectives.

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Potato Specs

• Progress based
• Flexible framework
• Rapid Application development
• Easy to learn
• Fully integrated with Mfg/pro Progress database
• Proof of Concept with Eb2.1 ? Interactive CIM
  load
• Independent User Interface . NET migration
• General applicability not limited to Progess

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DWP and MFG/Pro

• The challenge
• Possibilities
• Our Solution

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The Challenge

• All or Nothing Transactions over multiple
  databases
• MFG/Pro MUST be the leading backbone application
• Error in custom database should also undo
  transaction in MFG/Pro

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Possibility 1

• QExtend
• Advantages
• Native MFG/Pro Interface
• Full use of MFG/Pro Business logic
• Drawback
• Initial costs
• Performance
• Knowledge
• Still a lot of work to be done

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Possibility 2

• Sonic ESB
• Advantages
• High performance message server
• Excellent for XML transactions
• Drawbacks
• High learning curve
• Knowledge gap Netsetup FarmFrites

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Possibility 3

• CIM interface
• Advantages
• Performance
• Full use of MFG/Pro business logic
• No initial costs ready to start
• Knowledge within FarmFrites
• Drawbacks
• No real industry standard
• Transactions

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Cim Solution Architecture
Repository
display.p
Custom UI
update.p
MFG/Pro data
Appserver boundary
DLO
Potato data
Socket boundary
Cim Manager
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CIM Solution Step 1
MFG/Pro data
Custom UI
update.p
DLO
Appserver boundary
Custom data
Socket boundary
Notify CIM manager
Cim Transaction Manager
Write xml
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CIM Solution Step 2
MFG/Pro data
Cim Transaction Manager
Perform All or Nothing transaction
Potato data
Read/Update XML
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CIM Transaction Mgr.

• Reusable Logical Entities
• Purchase order order line entity
• Sales order order line entity
• Address entity
• Production order entity
• Transport order entity
• etc

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Demo
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Conclusion

• Perfect combination between
• Something old something new
• DWP SOA Architecture MFG/Pro Common Information
  Model (CIM)
• Future proof solution
• Centralized business logic
• .Net and AJAX UI already available
• Touch screen UI available
• UI available where there is internet